snowboard.com Video Awards 2017: Best Bail

Bails, Slams, Rag Dolls, Tomahawks, Tacos and Scorpions. Part and parcel of the pro boarders job description. Inevitable when you’re pushing the limits of progression, but still a bit shit.

That split-second, bowel wrenching feeling you get when you realize it’s all gone pear shaped. You’ve hit the kicker with too much speed and have launched yourself into no-man’s land. Or maybe not enough speed as you reach out for the transition in despair. You’ve hit that stair set at the wrong angle, your board comes out from underneath you and you’ve got nothing to stop the fall but your face. Your riding out safe from an Alaskan decent, catch a hidden rock and start a cartwheeling yardsale into the valley below.

Nothing left to do but close your eyes, brace for impact and hope for the best.

And the nominees are;

Raw & Uncut – Anto Chamberland 2017 Full Part

This raw, balls to the wall video part is a look into the extreme perils of being a pro snowboarder, full of mad bails.